Pneumatic cleaner



Sept. 10, 1929. J. FERTALLY, SR

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INVENTOR am BY j ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Sept. 10, 1929. l

UNITED sTArEs rATENroFFicE. ,rNniiiviATic oiiiiinniiii. a i

Application filed December 11, 1926. Serial No. 152,661'.k

This invention relates to pneumatic cleanis formed from the sections 'T and T-joint 8.v ers and one of its objects is to provide a is arranged in parallelism with the lirst cleaning tool primarily designed to remove mentioned air discharge member and is in dust, dirt and the like from a stone ballast, communication with the T-joint 3 through .s railroad tracks and other places. the instrumentality of a branch. member 9 5'5 Another object of the invention is to prowhich includes an elbow and short pipes as vide a pneumatic cleaner which is simple clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. and inexpensive to manufacture, yet will The pipe sections 6 and 7 are each properform its intended function in an expevided with a lock nut 10 engaging the ends io ditious and efficient manner with very little of the T-joints thereof as shown, so as to 60y effort on the part of the operator. prevent the turning of the sections as will This invention also consists in certain be readily apparent, The pipe sections are other features of construction and in the also provided with Octagon shaped menicoinbination and arrangement of the several bers 10 formed integral therewith interi5 parts, to be hereinafter fully described, mediate their ends, whereby a wrench or 65 illustrated in the accompanying drawings like tool can be associated therewith for and specilically pointed out in the appended applying or removing the sections from their claim. T-joints.

In describing my invention in detail, ref- Depending frein the pipe sections are inj erence will be had to the accompanying teriorly threaded projections 11 for receiv- 70 drawings wherein like characters denote ing air nozzles 12. like or corresponding parts throughout the From the above description and disseveral views, and in which: closure of the drawings, it will be obvious Figure 1 is a perspective view of the that I have provided a pneumatic cleanerr cleaner which forms the subject matter of that is very simple in construction and one 75 the present invention. that will clean a great surface in an effi- Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line cient and expeditious manner with minimum 2-2 of Figure 2. expenditure of air and energy and with Referring to the drawings in detail the very little effort on the part of the opera-- reference numeral. 1 indicates the handle tor. The force of the air passing through 80 of the cleaner, which as shown in Figure 1 the nozzles 12 will be sufficient to blow dirt is a pipe threaded at its upper end to reand other particles in the direction desired ceive a conduit or the like (not shown) by the user and may pile the same wherewhich is adapted to be in communication by it can be removed by shovels or the like.

with a suitable source of compressed air. It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 85 The handle 1 is provided with a valve 2 tion that the advantages and novel features whereby the air can be controlled, and seof my invention will be readily apparent. cured to the lower end of the handle is a T- I desire it to be understood that I may joint 3 from which extends a pipe l armake changes in the construction and in Li0 ranged in alignment with the handle and the combination and arrangement of the 90 has secured thereto a 'T-joint 5 having several parts, provided that such changes threaded therein pipe sections 6 which tofall within the scope of the appended claim. gether with the T-joint 5 provides one of lVhat I claim is: the air discharge members while the other In a ballast cleaner, a pneumatic device i5 air discharge member Ywhich likewise informed from detachable pipe sections and 95V cludes pipe sections identical to the sections comprising a tubular handle, a `valve therein 6 in construction, but for distinction are for controlling the passage through said indicated by the reference numeral 7 and handle, a T-joint secured to said handle, an these pipe sections 7 are threaded in a T- elbow secured to the T-joint, a second T- joint 8. The air discharge member which joint in communication with the elbow, 100

pipe sections arranged in alignment with respeet to each other and having their inner ends secured to the second T-joint upon opposite sides thereof, said aligned sections 5 having their outer ends closed, look nuts carried by the inner ends of the pipe sections and being engageahle with the second T- joint, hollow projections formed integral lWith and depending from the hollow pipe sections, nozzles secured Ain said projections, and other nozzle carrying pipe sections similar to the aligned pipe sections depending from and in communication with the first mentioned T-joint.

In testimonywhereof I @thx my signature,

JOHN FERTALLY, SR. 

